Window frame



C.,W. HODGEN.-

WINDOW FRAME. APPLICATION f|LED1uLY.1918. RENEWED DEC. 1s. i920. 1

@ihllibl STATES CLAYTON W. nonennor Kansas oraria` Kansas.

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WINDOW FRAME.

Application ined :ruiy fs, 191s, seriai No. 243,960.

i To all whom z't may concern:

i new and useful Improvements in lVindow posed 'building pended claims,35.v

from the present disclosure as come within the E rames, of. which thefollowing is a Specifica tion.

This invention relates to building construction and more particularly towindow frames. I One oi the-objects ot this invention resides in theprovision of a box frame type and of such construction that thevplasticcoating on the exterior of va. building will have those edgesthereofwhich contact with the window frame dis- Another object of thisinvention resides in the provision of a window frame of suchconstruction that the stucco surface on a will be keyed where itterminates around awindow.

^ Astill further o'bject'of this invention re- .sides in the provisionof a'window frame of such construction that it forms a. groundfor theplasterandalso the j amb block itor Vthe casing.

With these 'and otherv objects in view, `this invention resides incertain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts to bemore particularly set forth in the specification herewith and it 4beingunderstood that the rightzis reserved to make such departures thescopo-of the claims.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 1s an exterior view of a portion ofa building showing a window frame .of presentconstruction in a fixedposition; igure 2 isan .enlarged sectional view on line 2-2 of Figure lwith the central' portion ofthe window brokenaway; Figure 3 is vahorizontal sectional view of one side of the window.

in the present embodiment of this invention the letter Brepresents aportion of a building which is preferably coated with a stucco iinish S.In constructing buildings ofthe above character, the revious method ofapplying the stucco inis tothe surface surrounding windows and doors hasproven unsatisfactory for the stucco nish would Specification of LettersPatent.

window frame of the within grooves in the window' frame.

project -beyond the pointed out in the ap` Patented Reb. 2i, i922Renewed December 13, 1920. Serial No. 430,55.

peel off where it contacted with the window frame and eventually causethe entire `sur` face to release .its hold on the wall. So in order toeliminate lthese disadvantagesand maintain a permanently secured finish,the window frame,wh1ch 1s ofthe box frame type,

and which is adapted for u se in brick, con! crete or stone walls, isprovided with inner jamb sections F, outer jamb vsections 7 vdisy posedparallel therewith, and outer `sections 6 which respectively connect theadjacent jamb sections F and 6 preferably have ltheir outer edgesabutting against the inner sides respectively ofthe adjacent sections 7,and the outer sides of the sections 6 extend outwardly respectivelybeyond the outer edges of the adjacent sec- 7. The outer sections Ytions7, thus providing grooves 5 along theA From the foregoing it willl'be understood that, as the ,outer ledges of the sections 6 outer jambsections Y channels will be formed by the wall with the sections 6 and 7the frame adapted to receive the-edges of-a sheet of plastic wallcovering, such as stucco and plaster.

In order to avoid a similar of the section 7 of the window `frame isextended peeling action at the corner edges of plaster P adjacent thewindow, the

outer side and top corner edges of the box adjacent edges .of the -Y 7,as'does the wall B,-

inwardly approximately the thickness of the f plaster and the .interiortrim 8 is secured to said section 7 in such manner that the plaster willterminate behind the interior trim where it is protected `by theoverlapping edge E of said interior trim.

In view of having successfully producedia window frame'for preventingthe-peeling action of the stucco iinish and plaster that abuts thewindow frame, it is apparent that door frames or the like can be soemployed for similar purposes and it is desired to herein disclose theintention of such adaptation should circumstances arise where itsnecessity occurred. j

By providinga box frame of 'the' kind described with the grooves l5 atthe .outer vertical and top corners of the box frame, the frame maybeinserted in the opening in the wall after the stone,

has finished and the wal-l has been laid.

YW ith the ordinary construction of gozo brick or concrete work frame,the frame must be set and the Wall built to it in order toget a tightAjoint at the top and sides.

After the wall .has been laid and the openings provided therein for thedoors and Windows, my improved box frame with the inner casing sections8 detached therefrom is set in the Wall with the outer jamb sections 7projecting inwardly beyond the Wall an amount corresponding to thethickness of the plaster. The frame' is held in position in any desiredmanner. The stucco finish S is then applied to the outer side of theWall and fills the grooves 5- at the outer corners of the frame, asshown in Figs. 2- and 3. Tight joints are thus afforded at the. outercorners of the sides and top of the box frame.

The plastering P is then applied to the inner side of the wall andagainst the jamb sections 7 after which the inner casing sections 8'areapplied in the usual manner so as to extend over the plaster.

The box frame provides the usual runway for the sash Weights, as shownin Fig. 3, the outer jamb sections 7 dispensing with the employment ofthe usual jamb blocks.

Vith this invention fully set forth it is manifest that a window frameis produced which will be cheap of manufacture and readily adapted toperform the functions i11- tended.

4 Having thus described this invention what Y arranged/to form with theWall and the4 jamb section a channel adapted to receive the edge of asheet of plastic'wall covering, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a wall having an opening, of abox frame mountedtherein comprising inner jamb sections and outer jamb sections andsections connecting the jamb sections respectively land arranged to formwith the outer jamb section and the wall channels adapted to receive theedges of a sheet of plastic Wall covering, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination With a Wall having an opening, of a frame mounted insaid opening and having a jamb section and having a section abutting atone edge against the jamb section, said edge projecting beyond theadjacent edge of the jamb section and forming with the j amb section andthe Wall a channel adapted to receive the edge of a sheet of plasticWall covering, substantially as set forth. p

In testimony whereof I aihx my signature.

CLAYTON W. HODGEN.

